Hilary Hahn: The Complete Sony Recordings (5-CD)

“Spellbinding . . . there is mastery in every silken phrase, every poised lyrical phrase . . . an object lesson in beautiful violin playing.” — Chicago Tribune (on Hilary Hahn’s performance of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1)

Early in her career, acclaimed violinist Hilary Hahn recorded a diverse and expansive collection of albums for Sony Classical, ranging from serene Bach to passionate Brahms and sprightly Stravinsky. Collected here for the first time are Hahn’s five Sony albums, complete with standard violin repertoire and a few off-the-beaten-path selections, including Edgar Meyer’s Violin Concerto, written especially for Hahn.

Bach Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006

Bach Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004

Bach Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
David Zinman conductor
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
David Zinman conductor
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Hugh Wolff conductor
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Meyer Violin Concerto
Hugh Wolff conductor
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Sir Neville Marriner conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
2002 Grammy® Award, Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D
Sir Neville Marriner conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
2002 Grammy® Award, Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Hugh Wolff conductor
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99
Marek Janowski conductor
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Discs: 5
Record Label: Sony
Release Date: October 30, 2015